In an astonishing act of generosity, distinguished Cumbrian artist Conrad Atkinson has sent me a signed limited edition of a Westmorland Gazette front page in the style of his William Wordsworth/Eminem/Kurt Cobain exhibition that we printed in the paper back in 2001.

A massive thank you to Sue Allan of Cumbria Life Magazine for asking me to be part of this feature in the May issue Featuring @brewery_arts_kendal @lakesinternationalcomics @s2cspace2create @uclanadf @artlabcps @constructure_collective Liverpool Print Fair @printfestulverston #art #Cumbria

Follow in the footsteps of Rembrandt and explore the process of making an etching using a series of lines and different marks to build areas of detail, tone and texture. Tutored by Jamie Barnes Jamie Barnes breweryarts.co.uk/event/line-etc… #etching #printmaking #Kendal

It’s the Printfest preview this Friday night. So lucky to have an exhibition of this quality in #Cumbria #Ulverston The Coro. Check out just these by Jamie Barnes Sadie Tierney and Glenn Tomkinson. Can’t wait to soak up the talent and make my walls a little happier.

On BBC Cumbria Arty Show last night Sally Bamber from Printfest Ulverston and I talk all about the wonderful world of #printmaking and much more besides. You can listen here if you like: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… We also talk a lot about what a great support Brewery Arts is.

'Ghost Ship' Hand-tinted micro-etching 5.5x5cm @printfestulverston #printmaking #etching #artscumbria #ship #notjustlakes

Print Fans of the North Unite, for Printfest Printfest is upon us. Open Sat & Sun at @thecoroulverston Ulverston, South Lakes #printmaking #etching #cumbria #artscumbria #thelakes #notjustlakes

A very beautiful exhibition has just opened at Brewery Arts by painter & sculptor Debbie Jenkins The exhibition is in the Sugar Store Gallery and continues until 3 August #art #painting #sculpture #thelakes #notjustlakes #artscumbria

The end of an era for me today - my last day as Visual Arts Officer at Brewery Arts after 9 years. Making time for new challenges and more printmaking. It's been a pleasure being part of the Brewery family - lots of hard work and lots of laughs along the way.

Fancy learning about art history in a relaxed & informal group? I'm running this course in Sept at Brewery Arts. Tickets on sale from today. 'Stories of Art - From the Pre Raphaelites to Bauhaus' breweryarts.co.uk/event/stories-…

The finished print for @mostyngallery 'Beacon', Aquatint etching, 20x20cm #printmaking #etching #aquatint #sea #seascape #shipping #ship #structures #ruralmodernism

'Scrimshaw' Etching 20x30cm More new work for my upcoming solo show Mostyn, Cymru/Wales from October #sea #seascape #scrimshaw #ship #shipping #etching #printmaking

Working with Jamie Barnes for the 7th Lakes International Comic Art Festival #LICAF2019 @comicartfest. Our satirical skit on Belgian artist Hergés TinTin & his adventures in...er...#Kendal. Now up in our #Kirkland studio, created by Petrie & Barnes #wishyouwerehere #ComicArt

There are some great deals at @bumblebeegaller Kendal. It's a carefully-selected cornucopia of beautiful treasure :)

'Cumbria Composite' Greetings Cards Designs from my original composite drawings celebrating my favourite buildings in the Cumbrian towns of #Ambleside #Bowness #Grasmere #Kendal & #Keswick. £2.50 each free P&P minimum order of 3 #justacard #supportingartists #thelakes #smallbiz

I had another curator joke, but the exhibition team said it was too long, the conservator said I should have told them it 6months ago & the museum friends group said the one my predecessor told in 1993 was funnier. It did not occur to me to ask the front of house team's opinion.

I have a couple of exhibitions and fairs coming up with Craft Market Kendal, Gan Yam Brew Co. and The Bevere Gallery. You can see them here on my website events page: jamiebarnesprint.co.uk/events